Funeral Services and Pricing

We will assist your family in planning a funeral and choosing the options that suit your family's needs and your loved one's wishes. We are able to assist you in holding services in a wide variety of areas. From our chapel, to your church or at the cemetery, we are able to prepare a meaningful service to honor your loved one. We will listen to your family and help to arrange a celebration of your loved one's life through whatever means you choose.

We understand that many times cost is a factor in determining who you call on to help you when you lose a loved one; especially in today's economic stresses. With Gorton-Menard Funeral Home, you don't have to compromise experience for affordability. We provide the best value in Funeral and Cremation Services. We are here to serve our friends and neighbors of all faiths in their time of need.

During funeral arrangements we will take vital statistics information required to complete the death certificate, discuss place of funeral service, type of service desired: traditional, cremation, or other alternative, clergy preference, musical selections/hymns, speakers and reading, death notice information, clothing, type of casket, cremation container, urn, type of vault or outer burial container, cemetery or type of disposition, favorite charity, fellowship after funeral service, filing for social security benefits, veteran benefits, and insurances.

We offer a complete selection of caskets, urns, vaults, grave markers and keepsake selections - all of which are available in a variety of styles. This large assortment of memorial items allows us to personalize a tribute to honor your loved one in a manner that reflects their individuality and your heartfelt sentiments.

Traditional Funeral Services
Funerals today have one and two day visiting and or viewing with the funeral service the following day. Appropriately, visiting and funeral service may occur on the same day. Direct Burial/Immediate Burial does not include viewing or visiting. The funeral service, if any, may take place at the burial site.

In addition to our Traditional Funeral Services our staff also provides the following services:

 - Immediate Burial Service with Ceremony
 - Immediate Burial without Services
 - Traditional Cremation Service consisting of Calling Hours and Funeral 
    Ceremony with a Public or Private Burial
 - Memorial Services with Viewing and Funeral Ceremony
 - Immediate Cremation without Memorial Service

Religious Services
Gorton-Menard Funeral Home has an extensive working relationship with all the churches in the community. We are knowledgeable and experienced in all religious orders.

Veteran Services
Through the years we have answered the call for many veterans. We provide information on veteran death benefits, including financial benefits, burial in veteran cemeteries, veteran markers, flag, and military honors.

Fraternal Organizations
Year after year we continue a strong bond with fraternal organizations in our area. We are familiar with their rites and ceremonies so that we can provide the tribute that is well deserved and expected.

Cremation Services
Direct cremation – A form of disposition with no visiting, viewing or funeral services.
Cremation with a memorial service – The service may take place at the funeral home, at your church, or wherever you desire.
Cremation with traditional funeral service – This includes a visitation or viewing with the funeral service at the funeral home.

Urns for keepsake and burial of cremains are available for the above services.

Personalizing the Funeral or Memorial Service
For some suggestions on how to honor a loved one in a personalized tribute to their life story, please click on this link.

Price Lists
We pride ourselves on our caring and compassionate service. We also offer the most affordable prices in the area.

To view our Funeral Service Packages Price List.

To view our Cremation Service Packages Price List.



Pre-Planning

There are many advantages to planning a funeral ahead of time. By pre-planning a funeral, difficult decisions will not have to be made during a time of grieving and stress. You will be able to visit a potential resting site and have time to decide on and compare options. Thought can be made as to whether or not cremation is an option you may want to choose. Your wishes can be put into writing to give your family direction when the time for the funeral comes. Our staff will help you plan so that your family can carry out your wishes.

If you would like more information regarding setting up a Federally-Insured pre-need fund, you may call us directly at 401-821-7306 to make an appointment or to ask one of our staff members to meet you at your home or wherever is convenient for you.

If you prefer, you may fill out our Pre-Need Form online.



Online Memorials

We can set up an Online Memorial for your loved one. Our online memorials provide information for guests about the funeral services and also provide a tribute to your loved one. Guests will be able to gain information about dates, times and locations of funeral services. Guests will also be able to order flowers, make donations and sign a guest book through the memorial. The family will have access to the memorial to add photos and create a photo gallery for their loved one. By providing information to guests about services, our online memorials help lessen the load on a family during a difficult time. The memorials also serve to pay tribute to your family's loved one.



Obituaries

We will prepare an obituary to be published for your loved one.



Veteran's Benefits

We will help you secure your potential veteran's benefits, such as burial flags, government markers, memorial certificate and a burial plot. For more information on Veterans Benefits, visit our webpage on Department of Veterans Affairs. Click this link to go directly to the US Department of Veterans Affairs website for more in-depth information.



Social Security

We will notify the Social Security Administration of the death. We will explain and help you apply for any benefits you may be entitled to through Social Security. For more information on Social Security Benefits, visit our webpage on Social Security's List of Benefits. Click this link to go directly to the US Social Security Administration website for more in-depth information.



Death Certificates

We will help you in obtaining a death certificate which can be important for insurance purposes as well a host of other issues.



After Care

Sometimes the loss of a loved one can be especially painful. We understand that the grieving process does not end with the funeral. We are here not only to help arrange the funeral, but to help families cope with the loss of their loved one. There are a wide variety of grief resources available and we will help to point you in the right direction and begin the healing process.





Gorton-Menard Funeral Home and Serenity Cremation Center
721 Washington Street
Coventry, RI 02816
401-821-7306